Roman Holiday: A Lemon Cake for Breakfast

Roman Holiday: A Lemon Cake for Breakfast

The recipe for the cake that knocked me off my breakfast routine is the one that got away. I should have tried to wangle it after the first time I had it. Or the second. Or the third. But I didn’t. I probably didn’t think I’d miss it. Or maybe I just wasn’t thinking....

Almond Baby Cakes, Gluten-Free … Naturally

 The recipe was given to me by a woman who lives in Lyon.  She makes it as a large cake, but after I tested it a couple of times and had problems time after time, my husband suggested that it might bake better as a baby cake and he was right.  Really...
Sour Cream Swirl Picnic Cakelettes

Sour Cream Swirl Picnic Cakelettes

Four little loaf cakes to take to a picnic (which, chez moi, would never be outdoors), to pack for travel or just keep in the kitchen to peck at and enjoy from morning to night.  The batter is an almost classic sour cream coffeecake and the swirl is cinnamon, sugar,...
Tropical Ice Cream Cake

Tropical Ice Cream Cake

When I’m in the kitchen, I love to play around. I love riffing. I love tweaking. I love mid-recipe changes. And I love surprises. For me, it’s not over until it’s over, and then it’s usually not completely done: I’ll make something and, as I’m bringing the dish to the...
EVERYDAY DORIE: The Galley Arrives

EVERYDAY DORIE: The Galley Arrives

The package looked a little worse for wear, but it contained just what I’d been waiting for: the galley for my next book, Everyday Dorie. Galleys are bound first proofs.  Sometimes called ARCs, Advance Reading Copies, galleys are made from the first uncorrected...